Development work continues for Repsol Honda Team on second day at Sepang

Heavy overnight rain left a damp track today at Sepang and kept the riders in the pits for more than half of the second day of testing. Temperatures also were slightly cooler than usual in Malaysia, with a max of 30° C air, 38° ground.

Reigning World Champion Marc Marquez and teammate Dani Pedrosa took to the track as soon as it was dry enough, after 2 p.m. They continued their development work on their RC213V machines, both of which were equipped with the same engine’s new configurations. Tests of the Michelin tyres also continued for both.

Marquez’s fastest time of 2’00.531” (lap 27 of 33) placed him 10th for the day. Pedrosa finished in 14th place with his time of 2’00.886” (lap 38 of 44). The test will conclude tomorrow.

Marc Marquez

10th2'00.531

“We started late like everyone this afternoon because of the track conditions, and generally speaking, it was a challenging day. We spent a lot of time in the garage working on sorting out many little things. It’s okay, as this is the pre-season and it’s better to work and solve all these issues now, but of course this takes time. We have a lot of work to do to find a good setup for the bike and the electronics. That said, our rhythm wasn’t too bad and hopefully tomorrow we’ll improve our pace and speed. We must keep focused and work hard. I’m sure that step by step we will get better!”

Dani Pedrosa

14th2'00.886

“Today we started working as soon as the conditions allowed, even if the track was still damp here and there. We made a re-check of some setup details we wanted to improve, and the positive is that we actually bettered them by about 50%. We’re not yet where we want to be, but it’s still a step forward. Other positives to the day are that I did my fastest time on a quite used tyre and that we did some good work on the fork and on one front tyre as well. Unfortunately, at the end of the session we weren’t able to fit a new tyre and try a time attack, but hopefully tomorrow we’ll have time to do more tests on the tyres and setup and to try and improve our lap times.”

MotoGP 2017Tuesday, January 31st 2017

TestingSepang Official TestMalaysia

Results Session

Mixed Conditions

Track Temp

38°C

Air Temp

30°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1'59.452

2

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

0.406

3

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

Pull&Bear Aspar Team

Ducati

0.766

4

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

0.802

5

Zarco Johann

5

FRA

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

0.891

6

Barbera Hector

8

SPA

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

0.900

7

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

0.989

8

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1.032

9

Folger Jonas

94

GER

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

1.043

10

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1.079

11

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

1.157

12

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

LCR Honda

Honda

1.239

13

Rins Alex

42

SPA

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

1.424

14

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

1.434

15

Redding Scott

45

GBR

Octo Pramac Racing

Ducati

1.520

16

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

Pull&Bear Aspar Team

Ducati

1.529

17

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

Octo Pramac Racing

Ducati

1.672

18

Baz Loris

76

FRA

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

1.775

19

Pirro Michele

51

ITA

Mission Winnow Ducati

Ducati

1.930

20

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

Yamaha

2.073

21

Miller Jack

43

AUS

Marc VDS Racing Team

Honda

2.104

22

Lowes Sam

22

GBR

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

2.606

23

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

Marc VDS Racing Team

Honda

2.737

24

Tsuda Takuya

22

JPN

Suzuki Test Team

Suzuki

2.815

25

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

3.064

26

Nakasuga Katsuyuki

21

JPN

Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing

Yamaha

3.441

27

Nozane Kohta

31

JPN

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

3.600

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Location Information

Specifically built for speed and exciting racing, the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia is one of the world’s best. The 2,300 acre complex cost around £50m to construct and was built in just 14 months, holding its first Grand Prix in April 1999 and setting the standard for race circuits… read more.

Location Information

Specifically built for speed and exciting racing, the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia is one of the world’s best. The 2,300 acre complex cost around £50m to construct and was built in just 14 months, holding its first Grand Prix in April 1999 and setting the standard for race circuits… read more.